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No evidence of foul play in Halifax Walmart death inside bakery oven: police [Video]

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Police investigators have determined the death of a 19-year-old Walmart employee found dead inside a Halifax store last month was not suspicious, and there is “no evidence of foul play.”

In a Monday update, Halifax Regional Police (HRP) said investigators had met with the family to share the findings, and that the family has asked for privacy.

Gursimran Kaur’s death on Oct. 19 shocked the country and made headlines around the world, and drew an outpouring of support from the local Sikh community.

Kaur and her mother both worked at the Mumford Road Walmart, and according to the Maritime Sikh Society, it was her mother who found her body inside a bakery walk-in oven.

A police spokesperson declined an on-camera interview on Monday but in a video statement, Const. Martin Cromwell said while the department understands the public’s interest in the case, “there are questions that may never have answers.”

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